The global movement of women has created a panic across borders in the 21st century, when it is suspected that they have been forced against their will to engage in sex work, which has manifested in the formation of what ...

The purpose of this research is to understand how the Canadian government came to decide when was the opportune time to begin the resettlement of Iraqis, what magnitude these resettlement operations would take, and whom, ...

While China's recent increased presence and authority in Africa has been noted by national and international media, governments and academic sources, the issue of Chinese migrants living in the African continent and ...

The results of dehumanising the Other can be catastrophic; exemplified by the extreme brutality of colonisation, the Holocaust and the current violence perpetrated against Palestinians. All carried out in the name of â ...

While much of the existing information on the education of African refugees in Egypt has focused on children, this study reveals critical issues regarding the education of adults. This thesis has three major purposes. It ...

Sexual violence permeates all sectors of society worldwide. Sexual violence can come in many forms, occur against a diversity of victims and be perpetrated by a variety of individuals. Despite a degree of increased attention ...

People migrate for a variety of reasons. Some choose to migrate and others are forced. To cross an international border, they need permission of the host state. The 1951 Refugee Convention creates the refugee as an exceptional ...

This thesis examines the experience of Eritrean women in Egypt across different generations. The purpose of the study is to explore the connection between class, choice and rights in shaping the experiences of three ...

This thesis explores the relationships between internally displaced Haitians, humanitarian organizations, and the international community. The thesis focuses primarily on humanitarianism as a mechanism of security and the ...

Refugees are a higher risk population for HIV infection due to the absence of proper medical attention and socioeconomic stability during flight and at the country of asylum. Cairo is home to refugees from high conflict ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been facing a displacement crisis since 1994. This study focused on eastern DRC, as it has endured protracted conflict resulting in the forced displacement of millions of ...

A new phenomenon appeared and spread throughout the past decade as vast movements away from Cairo and into new settlements took place. This research is a comparative study between two of the new cities, Sixth of October ...

The irregular migration of Egyptian unaccompanied minors to Italy is a recent development within the migration flow between the two countries. The alarming rate of increase since 2007 of Egyptian boys under the age of 18 ...

With nearly half of the global refugee population under the age of 18, the importance of education in protracted refugee situations is universally recognized. This thesis will examine the impact of education in protracted ...

This thesis examines the relationship that exists between population displacement and ‎impoverishment. The study falls in the domain of Development Induced Displacement and ‎Resettlement (DIDR). It uses the example of ...

This thesis, entitled â Skilled Emigration and the Sending State: Using Engineering as a Case Study in Egypt,â was completed by Marise Habib, under the supervision of Dr. Ray Jureidini, at the American University in ...

Migration of Egyptians to Italy: What are the Push-Pull Factors and what Happens to the Family left Behind was submitted to the Center for Migration and Refugee Studies (CMRS) at the American University in Cairo School of ...

This thesis examines the prejudice that exists on the part of decision-makers
responsible for determining refugee status and adjudicating asylum claims in
jurisdictions that accept claims based on sexual orientation. An ...

This thesis analyzes the impact of Sudan’s bilateral relations with the Eritrean and Ethiopian governments upon its practice of refoulement of asylum-seekers and refugees from those countries. It argues that Sudan uses the ...